Fiery KM-C3130 User manual

Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server
COLOR GUIDE

This manual is part of a set of Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server
™
documentation that
includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:
• The Quick Start Guide summarizes the steps for configuring the Fiery S300 31C-M
Color Server and printing. It also describes how to access the online documentation.
• The User Software Installation Guide describes how to install software from the
User Software CD to enable users to print to the Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server,
and also describes setting up printing connections to the Fiery S300 31C-M Color
Server.
• The Configuration Guide explains basic configuration and administration of the
Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server for the supported platforms and network
environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT 4.0/
2000, and Novell NetWare servers to provide printing services to users.
• The Printing Guide describes the printing features of the Fiery S300 31C-M Color
Server for users who send jobs from their computers.
• The Color Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery
S300 31C-M Color Server. It explains how to calibrate your copier and take
advantage of the ColorWise
®
color management system, as well as features in
ColorWise Pro Tools
™
.
• The Fiery Color Reference addresses concepts and issues associated with managing
color output of the Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server and outlines key workflow
scenarios. In addition, it offers information on printing color documents from
popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS applications.
• The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the job management utilities,
including Command WorkStation
™
and DocBuilder Pro
™
, and how you can use
them to monitor and control jobs on the Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server. This
manual is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary
access privileges, who monitors and manages job flow, performs color calibration,
and troubleshoots problems that may arise.
• Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of
the problems you may encounter.
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Contents
About the Documentation
Introduction
About this manual xi
Key features of ColorWise xii
Chapter 1: Fiery S300 Color Management
Managing color on the Fiery S300 1-1
Combine Separations 1-5
Rendering styles 1-6
RGB Source Profile 1-7
RGB Separation 1-8
CMYK Simulation Profile 1-9
CMYK Simulation Method 1-10
Output profile 1-10
Pure Black Text/Graphics 1-11
Black Overprint 1-12
Spot Color Matching 1-13
PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 1-14
Setting color management print options for Windows 1-15
Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 1-17
Chapter 2: Color Calibration
An overview of calibration 2-2
Understanding calibration 2-3
How calibration works 2-3
Scheduling calibration 2-4
Checking calibration status 2-5

viii Contents
Using Calibrator 2-6
Starting Calibrator 2-6
Expert Mode 2-8
Restoring default calibration measurements 2-10
Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the DTP41 2-10
Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the DTP32 2-15
Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 2-17
Setting up the ES-1000 2-17
Setting up the ED-100 2-18
Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the ES-1000 or ED-100 2-19
Using AutoCal and ColorCal 2-23
Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal or ColorCal 2-23
Calibrating from the Control Panel with AutoCal or ColorCal 2-26
Chapter 3: ColorWise Pro Tools
Profile Manager 3-1
Setting the default profiles 3-3
Downloading profiles 3-4
Editing profiles 3-6
Managing profiles 3-6
Defining profiles 3-7
Color Editor 3-10
Editing profiles 3-10
Undoing simulation edits 3-17
Adjusting gray balance 3-17
Checking edited profiles 3-21

ix Contents
Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) 3-21
Starting Spot On 3-22
Using the Spot On main window 3-23
Working with existing colors 3-25
Creating custom colors 3-26
Downloading custom color groups 3-28
Uploading custom color groups 3-29
Editing color values 3-30
Using a measurement instrument to target colors 3-34
Saving changes and exiting Spot On 3-35
Color Setup 3-36
Setting default ColorWise options 3-36
Appendix A: Color Measurement Instruments
Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer A-1
Setting up the DTP41 A-1
Calibrating the DTP41 A-5
Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer A-8
Setting up the DTP32 A-9
Calibrating the DTP32 A-11
Appendix B: Importing Density Measurements
Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF) B-1
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page B-2
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page B-2
Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page B-3
Index

xi About this manual
This manual explains how to manage color output on the Fiery S300 31C-M
Color Server, and provides information on calibration and color profiles.
This manual is part of a set of documentation that includes manuals for users and
system administrators. The other manuals are available at your site—refer to them for a
complete description of your Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server.
N
OTE
:
The term “Fiery S300” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery S300 31C-M
Color Server. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery S300. The
term “Windows” is used to refer to Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP wherever appropriate.
About this manual
This manual is organized to supply you with key information about managing
the color output of your Fiery S300.
•Chapter 1 describes the Fiery S300 print options and how to get the best
color results.
•Chapter 2 covers various methods of calibrating the Fiery S300.
•Chapter 3 takes you through the features of ColorWise Pro Tools. ColorWise Pro
Tools include Profile Manager, used to manage color profiles on the Fiery S300, and
Color Editor, which allows you to customize simulation and output profiles. This
chapter also describes Spot On
®
, which allows you to define CMYK equivalents for
spot colors.
Introduction

xii Introduction
•Appendix A provides information about color measurement instruments, available
as separately purchased options.
•Appendix B describes the Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which can be used to
import toner density measurements from measurement devices.
• The Fiery Color Reference Glossary defines words in bold—for example, output
profile —that appear throughout this manual. Color terms and concepts, such as
“color space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source profile,” are used throughout this
manual. If you are new to desktop color, or if any terms are unfamiliar, check
the Glossary.
Key features of ColorWise
ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the Fiery S300 and
designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a
variety of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality out-of-box
color from many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to
achieve quality output without knowing about or changing any color settings on the
Fiery S300.
For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery S300 on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools
include an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the
scanning unit that is part of the copier or an optional spectrophotometer or
densitometer (see Chapter 2).
ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results. Depending on your particular
needs, you can:
•Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC , Euroscale , and SWOP offset
press standards.
•Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printed using
four-color press conditions or when printed using presses with extra, custom plates.
•Select a color rendering dictionary (CRD), also called a rendering style, for RGB
printing. CRDs allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation graphics ; smooth,
accurate printing of photographs; and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for
specialized needs.

xiii Key features of ColorWise
•Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better screen matching and
provide for better color conversion of RGB data with no source information.
•Define whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier or whether
it is first converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This
feature is helpful for making one device behave like another. It is also useful for
evaluating the appearance of the RGB file under different printing conditions,
without having to reprocess the RGB data each time.
ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture,
allowing users to customize the Fiery S300 to meet new printing needs as they arise.
ColorWise supports ICC profiles , which are industry standard color profiles that
describe the color behavior of a device. Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery S300
enables the Fiery S300 to simulate a custom press (or another copier), as well as
accurately print colors from a particular monitor or a scanner. In addition, you can
create customized ICC profiles for the copier.
ColorWise also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a
standard file format (see Appendix B). In this case, it is important to note that the
quality of the instrument used will determine the quality of the calibration .

1
1-1 Managing color on the Fiery S300
The following sections describe the options available from the ColorWise
color management system and explain how to customize the color settings for your
particular needs. They provides descriptions of the preset ColorWise default settings
and cover additional options for users who need to customize ColorWise.
For information on PostScript Level 2 or 3 printer drivers, see page 1-14. The section
contains information on the capabilities of printer drivers and instructions for setting
color options with the PostScript drivers for Windows and Mac OS computers.
Managing color on the Fiery S300
To modify Fiery S300 printing behavior, do any of the following:
•Select ColorWise options for an individual print job using menus that appear in
the printer driver.
•Select most ColorWise options as server defaults from the Color Setup application
in ColorWise Pro Tools (see page 3-36). Defaults can also be set from Fiery S300
Setup, as described in the Configuration Guide . These defaults will apply to all
subsequent print jobs unless you override them.
•Select some ColorWise options, particularly default ICC profile settings and
calibration options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default
Simulation Profile (see page 1-9), Simulation Method (see page 1-10), Appear in
Driver as (see page 3-7), default Source Profile (see page 1-7), RGB Separation
(see page 1-8), and associated calibration set (see page 2-4).
Applications can generate color data for the Fiery S300 in many different color spaces .
The most common type of color data produced from office applications is RGB,
while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop applications can
also generate spot colors , such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a single
page may contain a mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery S300 allows users
to control the printing of these mixed-color documents with features that apply
specifically to RGB, CMYK, or spot color data.
Fiery S300 color management generates CMYK data to be sent to the copier.
Chapter 1:
Fiery S300 Color
Management

1
1-2 Fiery S300 Color Management
The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery S300 color
management process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print
options when you send a print job to the Fiery S300. Most of these options and
settings are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.
RGB Source Profile is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data.
The other options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ,
and other calibrated color spaces.
N OTE : For users who are familiar with PostScript 3 color, RGB Source Profile affects all
CIEBasedABC color spaces (if the source space is RGB). If you send CMYK data
to the Fiery S300 in CIEBasedDEFG format, for example, by choosing PostScript
Color Management in Adobe Photoshop, the Fiery S300 Rendering Style selection—
which normally affects only RGB data—will also affect this CMYK data.
RGB Source Profile
Gamma
Phosphors
White Point
Rendering Style (CRD)
Brightness
Pure Black Text/Graphics
RGB Separation
Output profile Color data
sent to copier
Fiery S300
color
processor
RGB data
CMYK data
Spot color data Spot Color Matching
CMYK Simulation Profile
CMYK Simulation Method
Brightness
Pure Black Text/Graphics
Combine Separations
Output profile

1
1-3 Managing color on the Fiery S300
You can specify settings for the following options by selecting print options when you
send a job to the Fiery S300. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator
during Fiery S300 Setup or using ColorWise Pro Tools. Settings specified using print
options override the defaults.
Fiery S300 color print option Description
Color Mode (Mac OS computers)
CMYK/Grayscale
or
Print Mode (Windows computers)
Standard Color/Expert Color/Grayscale
Specifies the output color space of the job. Select CMYK, Standard Color, or
Expert Color for a full-color document.
Combine Separations
On/Off
Specifies whether to print separated CMYK data as a single, four-color
composite document (see page 1-5). If you have the Fiery Graphic Arts
Package, you can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations
along with the CMYK separations.
Rendering Style
Photographic/Presentation/Relative
Colorimetric/Absolute Colorimetric
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Applies a Fiery S300 color rendering dictionary (CRD) to RGB data (see
page 1-6), or to any incoming data with a PostScript source color space
definition, including CMYK.
Brightness
85% Lightest to 115% Darkest
Performs a color adjustment on all color channels to make the printed
output lighter or darker.
RGB Source Profile
EFIRGB/sRGB (PC)
/Apple Standard/Other/
Source 1-10/None
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Applies an RGB source space definition to RGB data (see page 1-7). If you
choose the Other setting, you must also specify particular settings for Gamma,
Phosphors, and White Point. See the corresponding options in this table. This
option, along with Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point, only affects
DeviceRGB or calibrated RGB color spaces.
(Other) Gamma
1.0/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Applies the specified gamma value to the RGB source space definition (see
page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB
Source Profile setting.
(Other) Phosphors
Hitachi EBU/Hitachi-Ikegami/NTSC/
Radius Pivot/SMPTE/Trinitron
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Applies the specified phosphor (monitor type) information to the RGB
source space definition (see page 1-7). To use this print option, you must
choose Other as the RGB Source Profile setting.

1
1-4 Fiery S300 Color Management
(Other) White Point
5000 K (D50)/5500 K/6500 K (D65)/
7500 K/9300 K
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Applies the specified white point value to the RGB source color space
definition (see page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as
the RGB Source Profile setting.
RGB Separation
Output/Simulation
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Determines which CMYK color space your original RGB data will be
separated into—CMYK for the copier (Output) or CMYK for a specified
simulation (Simulation) (see page 1-8).
NOTE:When RGB Separation is set to Simulation, RGB colors are affected by
CMYK Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation Method.
CMYK Simulation Profile
SWOP-Coated/DIC/Euroscale/
Simulation 1-10/None
(Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Adjusts CMYK color data to simulate an offset press standard or a custom
color gamut defined at your site. Choosing None bypasses simulation (see
page 1-9).
NOTE:Some of the Simulation settings have slightly different names depending
on the model of copier.
CMYK Simulation Method
Quick/Full (Source GCR)/Full (Output
GCR)
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Quick simulation applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output
density only. The Full simulations apply colorimetric transformations that
adjust hue as well as output density (see page 1-10).
Paper Simulation
On/Off
Adjusts color output to compensate for the white point value of the paper
stock used. For example, newsprint has a darker white point than white bond
paper. This option is only available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Output Profile
Output 1-10
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
The output profile is applied to all data in the print job (see page 1-10).
User-defined output profiles can be downloaded to the Fiery S300 using
ColorWise Pro Tools (see Chapter 3).
Pure Black Text/Graphics
On/Off
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
The On setting optimizes the quality of black text and line art output.
(see page 1-11).
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Detailed explanations of how these and other settings affect your print jobs are
provided in subsequent sections of this chapter.
Combine Separations
The Combine Separations setting specifies how to print separated CMYK data. With
the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option, you can combine an unlimited number of spot
color separations along with the CMYK separations. The Combine Separations
options are:
•Off prints each separation individually.
•On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically
makes these settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK),
Rendering Style (None), Pure Black Text/Graphics (Off), or Spot Color
Matching (Off).
For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such
as Adobe Photoshop, see the Fiery Color Reference.
Black Overprint
On/Off
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
The On setting overprints black text and text/graphics placed on colored
backgrounds. Overprinting colored backgrounds eliminates white gaps and
reduces halo effects or misregistration of colors. The On setting automatically
activates the Pure Black Text/Graphics option (see page 1-11).
Black Overprint Style
Text/Text & Graphics
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
Specifies whether black overprinting should apply to text only or to both text
and graphics. For this option to take effect, the Black Overprint option must
be set to On (see page 1-12).
Spot Color Matching
On/Off
(Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro
Tools)
The On setting enables Fiery S300-defined matching of spot colors to their
best CMYK equivalents. If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package is installed, you can
use Spot On to manage and edit these spot color matches (see page 3-21).
Off instructs the Fiery S300 to match color output to a CMYK combination
specified by the source application for the document (see page 1-13).
Image Smoothing
Automatic/Off/On
The On setting enhances the print quality of low-resolution images.
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Rendering styles
The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the
appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs
from Adobe Photoshop, select the appropriate Rendering Style. The Fiery S300 allows
you to select from the four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC
profiles.
Fiery S300 rendering style Best used for Equivalent ICC
rendering style
Photographic—Typically results
in less saturated output than
presentation rendering when
printing out-of-gamut colors.
It preserves tonal relationships
in images.
Photographs, including scans
and images from stock
photography CDs.
Image, Contrast, and
Perceptual
Presentation—Creates
saturated colors but does not
match printed colors precisely
to displayed colors. In-gamut
colors such as flesh tones
are rendered well; similar to the
Photographic rendering style.
Artwork and graphs in
presentations. In many cases,
it can be used for mixed pages
that contain both presentation
graphics and photographs.
Saturation, Graphics
Relative Colorimetric—Provides
white-point transformation
between the source and
destination white points. For
example, the bluish gray of a
monitor will map to neutral
gray. You may prefer this style
to avoid visible borders when
not printing full-bleed.
Advanced use when color
matching is important, but you
prefer white colors in the
document to print as paper
white. It may also be used with
PostScript color management to
affect CMYK data for
simulation purposes.
Relative Colorimetric
Absolute Colorimetric—
Provides no white point
transformation between the
source and destination white
points. For example, the bluish
gray of a monitor will map to a
bluish gray.
Situations when exact colors are
needed and visible borders are
not distracting. It may also be
used with PostScript color
management to affect CMYK
data for simulation purposes.
Absolute Colorimetric